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If you're in the US, you can release works into public domain by writing "This is public domain". In other countries, public domain doesn't exist and in order
by kayodelycaon 5y ago
If you're in the US, you can release works into public domain by writing "This is public domain".
In other countries, public domain doesn't exist and in order for someone to use a work, there needs to be legal proof that you have the right to use it. Hence the requirement for licenses.
In a lot of ways, I prefer the latter approach because it puts the burden of proof on the copier, not the creator.
- lifthrasiir 5y agoNit: The public domain simply means a body of works that are outside of the copyright protection and thus exists for every country with the expiration of copyright, though it might not be named so. What those other countries actually lack is either the dedication to the public domain before the expiration or the inability to waive moral rights.